Walking round West Park lake to see if there was any sign of where the cormorant had landed (see yesterday’s post). There wasn’t. Instead, a parakeet which had been perched in a willow by the side of the water spotted me before I noticed it, and immediately flew off to where there was more cover.
You may need to look carefully to spot the bird as a small patch of brighter green contrasting with the tree leaves.
Furry catkins on a pussy willow directly by the edge of the water in West Park. See the post immediately above for what drew my attention to the willow.
As I was taking pictures of the West Park cormorant diving after fish, someone came walking along the lakeside footpath. The bird immediately took off and flew away, disappearing behind the island.
This whirlpool in the Severn at Atcham was directly downstream of the old and new road bridges. It kept forming, disappearing, then forming again.
The juvenile cormorant which has started appearing in West Park is only there occasionally, but this was one of those occasions. Here it was fishing. While I was watching it dived two or three times, coming up without prey each time. I’ve never spotted it nabbing a fish, but presumably it must be getting some to make it worth its while to keep coming back.
Flowers on a Chinese quince in the garden of the Shropshire Wildlife Trust in Shrewsbury (they have a small shop and information centre there).
I’m not sure what connection the shrub has with Shropshire wildlife. If it’s a hangover from the previous use of the premisses, which was the Brother Cadfael Herb Garden I don’t see the fit either. Looks nice though.